The Kansas City Royals headed into the trade deadline as obvious sellers with one of the worst records in the American League, but their record wasn’t the only source of disappointment these past few weeks.
The Royals had 10 players miss a recent road trip to Toronto due to their vaccination status. Canada — like the U.S. — requires non-citizens to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to enter the country. Royals two-time All-Star Whit Merrifield was among those 10 players, and he angered Royals fans when he suggested he’d get vaccinated for a team with a chance to play Toronto in the playoffs.
Well, the Royals might have made the decision for Merrifield on Tuesday: They traded him to Toronto.
